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Dummies & Doppelgangers

by Felicity Milburn

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Don't we all feel like strangers to ourselves sometimes? The entity that meets your eyes in the mirror isn't the same version of you that people encounter out in the world, and it's different again from that deeper self that dwells somewhere between soul and psyche. Such slippery, porous territory offers artists a rich hunting ground. Curator and author Felicity Milburn takes a lively look at bodies in contemporary art from Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. Full of humour, surprise and heart, Dummies & Doppelgangers explores what it means to be human. Featuring artworks by: Louisa Afoa | Ah Xian | James Barth | Margaret Dawson | Scott Eady | Sam Harrison | Sam Jinks | Yuki Kihara | Claudia Kogachi | Sarah Lucas | Peter Madden | Daniel McKewen | Ron Mueck | Amanda Newall | Tony Oursler | Michael Parekowhai | Patricia Piccinini | Tia Ranginui | Alex Seton | Kristin Stephenson | Francis Upritchard | Ronnie van Hout

About the Author

Felicity Milburn is the head curator at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, where she works collaboratively with artists on a wide range of projects, from temporary installations to large-scale survey exhibitions. Dummies & Doppelgangers explores her long-held fascination with everything art can tell us about human nature. Felicity writes regularly about art, including recently for Modern Women: Flight of Time (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 2024), Cheryl Lucas: Shaped by Schist and Scoria (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, 2023), Louise Henderson: From Life (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, 2019) and Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something! (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, 2017).

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